A couple weeks ago, our 5th formers attended an essay writing workshop conducted by Marisa Kogan, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Yale University. As we head into the summer, use the information below to know what prompts you will have to use, what to avoid doing, and how to get started. 87 more words

Introduction

During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Pre-Raphaelite movement generated a large amount of art and literature that remains much-loved and influential over a century later, even though at the time of production it often met with criticism and disapproval. 5,161 more words

Patience and Paul were coursemates and schoolmates as undergraduates in the university. They developed interests in themselves along the line, and a few months to their final year, Paul proposed to Patience and she happily accepted his proposal. 1,010 more words

This year had been tough for me.

It was a lonely night of over-thinking of what I had done wrong during the day, an endless playlist of the friends who had gone distant because I acted cold towards them, rejected their phone calls, and invitations for parties. 615 more words